The Kavach blog

Safety guides for India, written plainly.

Helpline numbers that work, your rights at the police station, getting home at night, caring for parents in another city, and how we are working with nonprofits, police and communities to decentralise safety. Checked against official sources.

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Our mission

Decentralising Safety in India: Why Your Own Circle Responds First

India has built 112, helplines and police apps. The first minutes of an emergency still belong to the people closest to you. This is why we build for them.

9 min read

Everyday carry laid out on grey linen: house keys with a small grey key-ring fob, a phone, a blue dupatta, a metro card, a notebook and earphones

Women's safety

Best Personal Safety Devices for Women in India: A Fair Buyer's Guide

Alarms, SOS wearables, connected devices, phone SOS and pepper spray compared: what each one does, what it costs in India and what to check before you buy.

11 min read

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Women's safety

Women Helpline Numbers in India: The Complete List for 2026

112, 181, 1091 and the NCW helpline 14490: which number to call, when, and what happens after you do, plus verified police numbers for Delhi and Mumbai.

10 min read

A woman in a navy kurta on a residential street at dusk, pressing the side button of her phone

Know your rights

How to Use the 112 India App and Your Phone's SOS Button

Step by step: calling 112, setting up the 112 India app, the three-press panic call, and Emergency SOS on Android phones and iPhones in India.

9 min read

A young woman with a backpack walking along a well-lit city footpath at night, auto rickshaws blurred behind her

Women's safety

Safety Tips for Women Travelling Alone at Night in Indian Cities

Plan the route, share your location, check the cab, know where to go if you are followed, and keep 112 ready. Calm, practical advice for late journeys home.

9 min read

A women's self-defence class in a bright hall, an instructor in a navy tracksuit demonstrating a guard stance

Know your rights

Is Pepper Spray Legal in India? Self-Defence Law and Safer Alternatives

You can carry pepper spray in India, but how you use it is what the law judges. The BNS self-defence rules, flight rules, practical limits and safer alternatives.

11 min read

Two women walking up the stone steps of a modern public building, one carrying a folder of papers

Know your rights

Zero FIR and e-FIR: How to Report a Crime Anywhere in India

Report a crime at any police station in India, online or in person. How Zero FIR and e-FIR work under BNSS section 173, and what to do if police refuse.

10 min read

A woman in the back seat of a taxi at night following the route on her phone as the driver drives

Travel & commute

Cab and Auto Safety Tips in India: Before, During and After the Ride

What to check before you sit down, which in-app SOS tools Ola, Uber and Rapido offer, how prepaid autos help, and what to do if the route suddenly changes.

10 min read

Women of different ages seated and standing in a bright metro coach during a daytime commute

Travel & commute

Women's Safety in Public Transport in India: Metro, Bus and Train Guide

Women's coaches, free bus schemes, ladies compartments, RPF Meri Saheli and Rail Madad 139, plus a table of verified helplines for metros and railways.

10 min read

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Travel & commute

Solo Female Travel in India: A Practical Safety Checklist for 2026

A calm, practical checklist for women travelling alone in India: where to stay, how to move around, which numbers to save and what to do if plans go wrong.

9 min read

Students

Hostel and PG Safety for College Students in India: A Practical Guide

How to choose a safe PG, where to complain on campus, the anti-ragging and mental health helplines, and how families can stay close without tracking every move.

9 min read

A delivery rider in a grey helmet on a scooter on a rain-wet city street at night, checking the phone on his handlebar

Work & shifts

Night Shift Safety in India: A Guide for Riders, Workers and Employers

Practical night-shift safety for riders, nurses, BPO and retail staff, plus the rules employers must follow and a simple way to run a safety programme.

10 min read

A Navratri garba night: dancers in festive clothes moving in circles under canopies of string lights

Travel & commute

Festival Crowd Safety Tips: Navratri, Durga Puja, Diwali and Ganeshotsav

Garba, pandal hopping and Diwali crowds: how to spot a dangerous crowd, what to do in a surge, how to keep children found and how to treat cracker burns.

11 min read

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Elder care

Elderly Parents Living Alone in India: A Practical Safety Guide for Families

Home fixes, a local support circle, police registration, scam defence and a daily check-in your parents will actually agree to.

10 min read

An elderly woman in a grey sari walking down a bright hallway with a walking stick, one hand on a steel handrail

Elder care

Fall Detection for Elderly People in India: How It Works and What to Do

How fall alerts work, why they sometimes miss or misfire, the options in India, and calm first steps after an older person falls.

9 min read

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Elder care

Senior Citizen Helpline Numbers, Rights and Government Schemes in India

Elderline 14567, police senior citizen cells, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and the main central schemes, with a summary table.

10 min read

Residents of a housing society, young and old, gathered in the courtyard in the evening under string lights

Our mission

Neighbourhood Watch in India: A Safety Guide for RWAs, Campuses and Markets

Visitor checks, guard training, lighting audits, daily check-ins for older residents, community policing and campus committees: how neighbours become first responders.

10 min read

Women of different ages sitting in a circle in a community centre, in a discussion led by a facilitator

Partnerships

Women's Safety NGOs in India: 14 Organisations and Our Open Invitation

Fourteen Indian nonprofits working on violence against women, safe public spaces, legal aid and livelihoods, and an open invitation from Kavach to work together.

10 min read

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Partnerships

NGOs for Senior Citizens in India: Elder-Care Organisations We Want to Work With

Ten elder-care organisations doing important work across India, what each one does, and how we hope to work with groups like them.

9 min read

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Partnerships

Women Safety Initiatives by the Government of India: Police, 112 and Safe City

Who runs women's safety in India, from 112 and Safe City projects to SHE Teams, Damini Squads and Pink Patrols, and what Kavach hopes to build with police and government.

9 min read

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Safety is a network. Help us build it.

We want to work with nonprofits for women and older adults, state police and city commissionerates, Union, state and local government, campuses, RWAs and employers. If that is you, we would like to hear from you.

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